important senate notice - Walter Sisulu University
important senate notice - Walter Sisulu University
important senate notice - Walter Sisulu University
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5. AREAS OF RESEARCH AND NICHE SPECIALTIES<br />
The Faculty of Health Sciences has recruited Research Champions at the level of<br />
Research Professors and Research Associate Professors in order to build a research<br />
culture and enhance research productivity and publications in this Faculty. The<br />
Research NICHE areas are:<br />
5.1 Basic Sciences<br />
• Human Nutrition<br />
• Medicinal Plants & Traditional Medicine<br />
5.2 Clinical Sciences<br />
• Clinical Epidemiology<br />
• Chronic Diseases including Tuberculosis, Asthma, Cardiac Diseases<br />
• HIV & AIDS from Health Promotion and Prevention including HIV Vaccine Testing to<br />
Monitoring and Evaluation of HIV & AIDS Management including ARVs<br />
5.3 Public Health<br />
• The Burden of Disease<br />
• Disease Prevention and Health Promotion<br />
• Health Systems Research<br />
• Health Informatics<br />
5.4 Medical Education<br />
• Problem-based Education<br />
• Community-based Education<br />
• Service-Learning<br />
HISTORY OF FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES<br />
<strong>Walter</strong> <strong>Sisulu</strong> <strong>University</strong> (WSU) came into existence on 1 July 2005, arising from the merger of the<br />
former <strong>University</strong> of Transkei, Eastern Cape Technikon and Border Technikon. The establishment<br />
of WSU completed the restructuring of the South African Higher Education landscape in terms<br />
of the Higher Education Act no 101 of 1997 as amended. It is therefore a new comprehensive<br />
university that offers a range of programmes from certificates to diplomas, degrees and postgraduate<br />
programmes. Strategically located within the Eastern Cape Province, WSU straddles<br />
a vast spectrum of the urban and rural divide of this region. This context has then led the<br />
university to define its NICHE area as that of Rural Development and Urban Renewal.<br />
WSU has four (4) campuses as follows: Buffalo City (East London), Butterworth, Queenstown,<br />
and Mthatha (Head Office). WSU has four (4) Faculties as follows: Science, Engineering and<br />
Technology; Business, Management Sciences and Law; Education and Health Sciences. WSU<br />
has a student population of approximately 24,000 and a staff component of approximately<br />
2000.<br />
The Faculty was established in 1985 with the introduction of MBChB programme. At this<br />
time the Department of Nursing which was already operating under the Faculty of Economic<br />
Sciences was relocated. The Department of Health Promotion was established in 1989 as a<br />
9<br />
2011<br />
P R O S P E C T U S
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